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B50 Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies)
EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDIES

Course Code B50

 

The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies) qualifies students to work with young children 0-8 years. The award provides an initial qualification for early childhood teachers in both:

 

a)   Child care settings which cater for young children 0-5 years, and

 

b)   Kindergarten, pre-primary, and junior primary settings which cater for children 4-8 years of age.

 

The award is granted after successful completion of four years full-time study.

 

The degree includes compulsory units studied by all students and elective units which are chosen by students to enable them to specialise in a particular area or combine a number of related areas of study.

 

COURSE LOCATION AND MODE OF STUDY

The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies) is available by full-time study at Mount Lawley campus.

 

STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE

Students are required to complete 37 units as follows:

 

Art in Education                                                        1

Language Education                                                  5

Music Education                                                       1

Drama Education                                                      1

Health and Physical Education                                   1

Society and Environment Education                           1

General Studies Electives                                           3

Early Childhood Studies                                             6

Information Technology and Learning                         1

Assistant Teacher Education Program                         1

Mathematics, Science and Technology                        4

Technology and Enterprise                                          1

Education Studies in Aboriginal Education                   1

Electives                                                                     4

Professional Practice                                                   6

                                                                                 37
 
YEAR ONE
Semester 1
DSE1100 Drama Education (ECS) 12 
ECS1102 Introduction to Early Childhood Education 12 
LAN1110 Language Education 1 ECS 12 
PPA1120 ECS First Professional Practice (Distributed) 6 
General Studies Elective
 
Semester 2
ITL1100 Information Technology and Learning * 15
MSC1110 Mathematics, Science and Technology 1 12 
PPA1220 ECS Second Professional Practice (Childcare) 9 
MUE1105 Music Education (ECS) 12 
General Studies Elective
 
YEAR TWO
Semester 1
ECS2101 Characteristics of Children 3 - 5 Years 12 
LAN1210 Language Education 2 ECS 12 
MSC2210 Mathematics, Science and Technology 2 12 
PPA2330 ECS Third Professional Practice (Kindergarten/Pre-primary Block) 9 
General Studies Elective
 
Semester 2
AED2104 Art Education (ECS) 12 
ECS2102 Characteristics of Children 5-8 Years 15
LAN2310 Language Education 3 ECS 12 
PHE2104 Physical and Health Education (ECS) 12 
PPA2440 ECS Fourth Professional Practice (Junior Primary Block) 9 
 
YEAR THREE
Semester 1
ECS3110 Children with Special Needs - Early Childhood 12 
MSC3310 Mathematics, Science and Technology 3 15
LAN3410 Language Education 4 ECS 15
SSE3104 Society and Environment Education (ECS) 15
 
Semester 2
EDU3102 Aboriginal Education 12 
LAN3510 Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood 12 
MSC3410 Mathematics, Science and Technology 4 12 
PPA3520 ECS Fifth Professional Practice (Block) 15
TEE3101 Technology and Enterprise * 12 
 
YEAR FOUR
Semester 1
ECS4110 Planning and Evaluating Learning 15
Elective 1
PPA4621 ECS Assistant Teacher Programme 30 
 
Semester 2
ECS4111 Teachers and the Education System 15
Elective 2
Elective 3
Elective 4
 
Internship Semester
Depending on availability of placements in schools/centres, high achieving students who have a maximum of four units left to complete their degrees may be offered the opportunity to undertake their final semester of study via an internship position teaching in a school/centre. Interested students will be expected to complete an expression of interest prior to commencing their ATP and to liaise with the early childhood studies internship coordinator.

Once the internship is confirmed, students should enrol in:
 
EDU4600 Internship 15
and
Three other units appropriate to the course structure.
 
NOTES:
1. *Signals this unit will be taught across ECS/ Primary.

2. Catholic Education Accreditation B requires two general studies units in Catholic Studies plus one Catholic Education Elective.

3. In each year of the program students undertake professional teaching practice.

4. In the fourth year, students undertake an Assistant Teacher Program (ATP) comprising one term of approximately ten weeks of continuous teaching practice in a child-care centre, or kindergarten or pre-primary centre or a junior primary class (Years 1-3). The Assistant Teacher Program is conducted during the seventh semester across the second term of the school year.

5. In fourth year students will complete two six hour units in the ATP semester.

6. For additional information on Teaching Practice refer to the “Professional Practice Information, Procedures and Rules” available from the School of Education or the University Handbook.

7. All students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies) are required to demonstrate competency in literacy and numeracy. Student assignments and examinations must be of an appropriate academic standard.
 
GENERAL STUDIES UNITS/ELECTIVE UNITS

1. Students choose from units offered within the School of Education or from units offered in other Schools, to best support their career options.

2. Three units must be at Level 4 (unless the Electives are made up of units from another School or Faculty as part of a three-year program).

Elective unit offerings may be available in the following areas:

Aboriginal and Intercultural Education
Art in Education
Career Education
Catholic Studies Education
Children with Special Needs
Drama Studies
Early Childhood Studies
Educational Computing
Health and Physical Education
Language Literacy and Literature
Languages other than English
Mathematics Education
Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
Music Education
Religious Education - State-Independent
Science Education
Society and Environment Education
Teaching and Learning
Teaching English as a Second Language

The unit details for the above electives are listed in a separate publication which is available from Student Central or from the Student Support Officers or via the School website:

http://www.ecu.edu.au/ses/educ.html
 
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 11/18/2004